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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color of cover did the report the commission actually have?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

2. Where was Richard's cousin working when Richard started working for the investigation committee?
(a) CBS.
(b) ABC.
(c) NBC.
(d) CNN.

3. Who headed the pre-launch activities group of the commission?
(a) Mr. Sutter.
(b) Dr. Ride.
(c) Mr. Rogers.
(d) Mr. Acheson.

4. What job did the head of the investigation commission have that made Richard feel sorry for him?
(a) He was speaker of the House of Representatives.
(b) He was vice president to President Nixon.
(c) He was secretary of state for President Nixon.
(d) He was the secretary of defense for President Nixon.

5. Besides a bull in a china shop, what animal does Richard say suited him more?
(a) A mouse.
(b) An ant.
(c) An ox.
(d) An elephant.

6. Where was the paper located that had leaked the news that Richard had threatened to take his name off the report?
(a) Miami.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Houston.
(d) Washington.

7. Where did the commission travel to to deliver their report to the president?
(a) Houston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Kennedy Space Center.
(d) Washington.

8. What was the name of the seals expert who talked to Richard?
(a) Mr. Weeks.
(b) Mr. Walters.
(c) Mr. Williams.
(d) Mr. Richards.

9. What does the last computer have a program or programs for?
(a) Coming down.
(b) Keeping the shuttle in orbit.
(c) Going up.
(d) Going up and coming down.

10. During what month did Richard travel to give the report to the president of the United States?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) April.

11. Richard asked to speak with engineers about the engines on the shuttle, and they explained what by saying it's a "pressure-induced vorticity oscillatory wa-wa"?
(a) A puff of smoke.
(b) A rising flame.
(c) A red alert siren.
(d) A whistle.

12. Who was in charge of the mission planning and operations group?
(a) General Kutyna.
(b) Dr. Ride.
(c) Mr. Sutter.
(d) Mr. Rogers.

13. How many pins hold together the sections of the rocket?
(a) 150.
(b) 215.
(c) 200.
(d) 180.

14. The meeting that the commission attended when they first arrived in Florida lasted until when?
(a) 7:30 PM.
(b) 6:45 PM.
(c) 8:00 PM.
(d) 5:00 PM.

15. In Check Six, Richard states that "tomorrow at 6:15" they were going to be briefed and go by special airplane to where?
(a) Kennedy Space Center.
(b) New York City.
(c) Thiokol.
(d) Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose group was present when Richard showed up at the Johnson Space Center in Houston?

2. Where did commission member Al Keel come from?

3. What was the probability of failure figure that NASA told Mr. Ullian?

4. How much money was Richard allowed per day for hotel and food?

5. What color was the sports car that was waiting for Richard outside the goodbye dinner?

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